In the quotation from Passage, Connie Willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. We can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. Willis refers to these lessons as messages from beyond the grave. Willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.
A summary is basically a recap or breif exploration of something. So if you were summarizing a book you would explain who the main character is, who the antagonist is and give a short explanation as to what the protagonist did to stop the antagonist.
Short example:
Mary had to steal the book back from the bad guy before he used it to destroy the Earth. She snuck around his base and eventually got to the main room where she had to fight the bad guy and escape with the book before his henchmen could catch up.
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28 true. Humus: the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
29 false, Soil organic matter is the fraction of the soil that consists of plant or animal tissue in various stages of breakdown (decomposition). Most of our productive agricultural soils have between 3 and 6% organic matter. Soil organic matter contributes to soil productivity in many different ways.
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seek his or her own Happiness
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1. C. Compare and Contrast
2. C. On the other hand
3. A. It explains why living in a new state can fail
Explanation:
1.
Machiavelli compares as he puts it a stable country under the controlled rule of a monarchy or ' prince' which can fail if it does not have this control. Machiavelli contrasts that in a monarchy the people obey and are fast to follow orders. For this reason the people would not know how to govern themselves without the prince.
While a previous republic would be a "greater desire for Vengeance" Meaning the people would not be easily manipulated.
2. On the other hand signifies comparing one thing to another. it is the only option. that will fit with such a excerpt.
3. The text structure explains that a country ruled in an authoritarian way would make the people easier to manipulate and more loyal to their 'prince'. While the people of a old Republic where the prince would come to cease would be more rebellious and would be harder to keep in line. Machiavelli states that the prince should destroy them. Niccolò Machiavelli teaches a prince on how to control his people. There are many references on doing g anything necessary to keep power, but to your people you must seem fair and just. This shines through in the excerpt